Clifford Learning Activities by Knowledge Adventure

Description

Welcome to Birdwell Island, where Clifford (the ever-popular big red dog known and loved by many from his TV show) and his friends are having fun. A popular magazine on the island is looking for a special group of dogs to feature in their next issue, and Clifford, Theo and T-Bone want to make a big impression! Join the friends as they make music, use the trampoline and play in a playground, and see what happens when they knock over piles of rubbish and when they go into the woods, as well as many more activities.

Scholastic has produced another excellent CD-ROM which helps young children to develop important early reading, maths and creativity skills while having fun. The skills practiced include word recognition, sentence structure, rhyming, counting, addition and subtraction, critical thinking, pattern recognition, logic and reasoning, colours and shapes, spatial reasoning, classifying and sorting, cause and effect, memory and matching, sound patterns and rhythm, creativity and fine motor skills. There are 10 activities to choose from, with three adjustable levels of skill, personally chosen at the beginning of a game, but which adapt according to your child's progress. Posters can be produced and automatic help allows for independent play.

The package is accompanied by a comprehensive parents' guide that is well set out, using simple language, diagrams and pictures. The aim of the game is to complete a scrapbook for the magazine containing photographs of skill-building adventures. When this has been done the characters enjoy a musical celebration at the pier.

Suitable for children aged 4 years and above. —Susan Naylor

Platforms

Mac, Windows